7 Mind-Blowing Easter Eggs Hidden in Famous Works of Art

By Queuebot in Art on Jan 27, 2010 at 1:38 pm

This article highlights seven interesting things you can see if you look closely at masterpieces. It includes paintings with a baby flipping off the pope, UFO’s in the sky, and the shape of a brain that surrounds God as painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

While some might dismiss this as a coincidence, experts suggest that it would be harder to explain that this was not Michelangelo’s intention. Even complex components within the brain, such as the cerebellum, optic chiasm and pituitary gland can all be found in the picture. As for that sassy green sash running down the pons/spinal column/dude-holding-God-up, it follows the path of the vertebral artery perfectly.

Along with drawing, painting, sculpting, St. Peter’s Basilica building and generally being among the universe’s top bananas, Michelangelo counted cadaver dissecting as a favorite way to pass the time. He was so mad about corpse-cutting, in fact, that a friend once presented him with a perfectly formed dead Moor as a gift.

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  1. Skipweasel
    Jan 27th, 2010 at 2:00 pm

    Out of curiosity – which bits wouldn’t be safe for work? None of it’s rude unless you’re in primary school.

  2. Gauldar
    Jan 27th, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    I think it’s NSFW just in case you accidently clicked on a random link on cracked.com, with sort of a you have been warned just in case. I wouldn’t know though, the site is blocked at my work for being “tasteless” so I’ll have to check it out when I get home.
    *shrug*

  3. cola
    Jan 27th, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    I’m going to have to go with pareidolia for some of these.

    One thing you have to look out for: people telling you what you’re supposed to see. The power of suggestion is very strong.

  4. Gauldar
    Jan 27th, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    Well whatever the intentions of the blogger are, in my eyes it’s just some fun speculation.

  5. Miss Cellania
    Jan 27th, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    Skipweasel, page two contains some really explicit art.

  6. Ali S.
    Jan 28th, 2010 at 12:49 am

    Yeah…page 2 is quite NSFW.

  7. Skipweasel
    Jan 28th, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    Ah – for some reason I didn’t spot page 2.


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